Thursday 5 August 2010

OHG ride to Four Elms via Chiddstone and Cowden lead by Dave Gill. A large group starting from Betchworth included Tony M, Dave B, Caroline, Roger Smith and his son Richard, Barry A (a guest rider from the London Phoenix) and Trevor. Tony M and Brian Staples went missing after the first hill, deciding they were having a shorter run. Tony and Dave B had been on the Wiston ride the previous Tuesday with the OHG and had ridden over 80 miles. A new interesting route by Dave G to Four Elms via Cowden and Chiddingfold. Roger and son, Dave, Barry and Trevor road back to Ewell via Bletchingley and Banstead. 70 miles round trip from Epsom at 15.6 mph.

Camelia Botnar, near Cowfold. Betchworth Start 10:00am, 55 miles.

Today Trevor Hughes road with the OHG from Betchworth with Tony Mozzola, Dave Brentnall, Roger Smith, Jim Harwood, Brian Staples and others. Pleasant sunshine with the wind behind going out but into a strong wind coming back. However it was warm and sheltered enough for us to sit outside at Camelia Botnar. Tony Mozzola went missing on the return journey having taken a wrong turning and heading for Crawley and then Dorking arriving at Betchworth shortly after Jim. We had stopped and waited for Tony and rode up and down Wimlands but he was nowhere to be found!

Epsom, Betchworth, High Beeches

Thursday 28 January ride to High beeches. Three of us out on Thursday's OHG to High Beeches: Trevor, Dave Brentnall and me, plus nine others. Someone took us apart on the return into a thin headwind; the broken bunch was scattered over a couple of miles on the approach to Newdigate. Distance approx 40 mile circuit from Betchworth meeting point.

See you up the road

Roger Smith